ENGL 101 English Composition 1 (Weller)

Use this research guide as you work through the Informative Essay assignment.

Purpose of APA Style

APA Paper Elements and Format

Please refer to the APA section of the Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings, APA section (pp. 533-574), for detailed information on incorporating the following elements into your paper:

  • FORMATTING: page numbers; fonts, spacing, margins and indents; headings; abstract; how to present long quotations; illustrations (image, graph, table, etc);list of references.
  • IN-TEXT DOCUMENTATION
  • REFERENCE LIST: includes sample citations for books, periodicals, online sources, etc.
  • SAMPLE RESEARCH PAPER (handout)
  • Another sample research paper (Purdue OWL) 

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